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ART and FEAR: Not a good fit
Most of us discover our love of creativity in childhood. When I was a kid, my family was financially challenged, so we were not given all the best and latest toys. Nevertheless, we always had things to do. Mom came … Continue reading
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Songwriting: True Stories. One Songwriter’s Songwriting Life.
I remember hearing Laura Nyro for the first time on Kraft Music Hall. I was 16 years old at the time. Sitting there at the piano, her long hair framing her face, she sang from the black and white screen … Continue reading
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Wedding Band Blues
Wedding Band Blues There was a bar on College St. in Oakland and all the young singers just starting out in the club scene worked a kind of rotation. It was the early 1980s and I was there usually once … Continue reading
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Scared to Sing? Stage Fright is Manageable
Have you ever sat in the audience at a musical performance and wondered how those musicians manage to get through a performance without showing even a trace of stage fright? You imagine yourself in the same situation and you are … Continue reading
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